Desk.



O. E. WILSON.

DESK. APPLICATION I'ILIJUSBPT.3,1912,

1,073,574. Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

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DESK;

APPLIGATION FILED SEPT.3,1912.

1,073,574- Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

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M MMTV U UNITED STATES PATENT OFFliClt.

CHARLES E. WILSON, 'OF M'USKEGON, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO THE SHAW-WALKERCOMPANY, OF MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

Application fi ed September 3 1912. Serial No. 718,286.

To all whom it may concern Tie it known'that I, Crmmjns E. VLLSON,

a citizen of the United States, residing at.

lvluskegon, in the county of Muskegon and State of Michigan, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Desks, of which the following isa specification.

My present invention relates to desks, such as are furnished withcompartments for the reception of papers, etc., and its ob' ject is toprovide a desk of that character comprising units or sections capable ofbeing assembled and disassembled, and variously improved, all ashereinafter particularly set forth in the claims. This object isattained by, and the invention finds a neferable embodiment in, the deskhereinafter described, illustrated by the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a View in perspective of my desk; Fig. 2 is a likeview of the same, butshowing the various members disassembled and inrelative position; Fig. 3 is a rear view in perspective of the desk, certain members being partly' withdrawn; Fig. 1 is a top plan view of oneof the base members; Fig. 5 is alike view of the same, but showing itsparts separated and in relative position; Fig. 6 is an inner side Viewof one of the base members; Fi 7 is a bottom plan View of the same, andFig. 8 is a fragmentary section on line ss of Fig. 1.

My desk has two base members 1, each of which is provided with a backportion 2 extending upwardly to a height suitable for supporting thetable top 3. Between these back portions and inserted at either sideinto a vertical groove 4 in each is removably held a middle back portion5, which is clamped in this position by a screw rod 6 passing throughthe inner stiles 7 of the back portions 2 and carrying wing nuts 8. Thebase portions 1 are of so-called knock-down construction, and comprisethe rear stiles 7, whose lower ends form rear legs, the forward legs 9,base side rails 10, front base rail 11, and rear members 12. The stiles7 may be permanently connected by these members 12 as shown, and theside rails 10 and front rail 11 permanently connected by the diagonalpiece 13. The front legs 9 may be removably connected to the side andfront rails by the lag screws 14 passing through the diagonal pieces andthreaded for the holding wing nuts 11.1 while the stiles 7 ma' beremovably colmectcd to the side rails 10 by angle irons 16 through whichpass screws 17 turned into said stiles.

Cabinet sections or units 20 of various forms and of a combined heightsuflicicnt to support the table top 3 at the height fixed by the stiles,are arranged as shown on each base member, and are provided withsuitable connecting members, as the cleats 18 on the upper side of thesections and base members interlocking with the cleats 19 on the underside of such sections. These cleats 18 and 19 are pierced alincdly at21, so that a threaded rod 22 may be pushed through the orifices 21 ofall the interlocking cleats and screwed into the nut plate 23 screwed tothe back portion 2, thus securely holding the adjoining sections andbase member together.

The table top 3 is provided on its under side with downwardly extendingmembers 24, as shown in Fig. 2, adapted to interlockingly engage withthe cleats 18 of the top sections.

Inasmuch as the sections or units 20 are frequently not so long fromfront to rear as the desired width of the table top 3, a filler piece orpanel 25 may be inserted behind such sections (when the desk is beingassembled), its lower edge being inserted into a groove 26 in the siderail 10 and its rear edge into a groove 27 in the front face of thestile 7.

Not confining myself to the details of construction shown or described,I claim:

1. In a sectional desk, a base member having an upwardly-extending backportion integral therewith, cabinet sections vertically arranged on thebase in front of the back portion, and a table top supported thereby.

2. In a sectional desk, a base member having an upwardly-extending backportion provided with a screw nut, cabinet sections vertically arrangedon the base and having interlocking cleats with alined orifices, and ascrew rod passing through such orifices and threaded into the screw nut.

3. In a sectional desk, two base members spaced apart. and havingupwardly-extend ing side back portions, a middle back portion betweenthe side back portions, and a threaded bolt extending between the side 5111g a horizontal portion and an upwardlyextending back portion, afcabin'et section carried on \the base, a table top supported thereby,and a removable filler panel betweenthe table top, the horizontalportion 10 of the base, the section and the back portion, and held ingrooves in twoof its said surrounding members.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

CHARLES E. WILSON;

Witnesses: I

C. B. VAN SLYKE A. B. Nn'vms. v

